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March 11, 2024

E46: The Ultimate People Manager's Playbook with Dave Kline

E46: The Ultimate People Manager's Playbook with Dave Kline

Today CJ welcomes Dave Kline, a leadership coach and owner of the MGMT Accelerator to the pod. The discussion covers tactical advice for managers and leaders to develop high performance cultures among their current teams, including setting clear expectations, running productive 1:1s, and encouraging a compounding ownership mentality from direct reports.

Today CJ welcomes Dave Kline, a leadership coach and owner of the MGMT Accelerator to the pod. The discussion covers tactical advice for managers and leaders to develop high performance cultures among their current teams, including setting clear expectations, running productive 1:1s, and encouraging a compounding ownership mentality from direct reports. They also touch on Dave’s lessons from working at Bridgewater under Ray Dalio, whether a company can have . If you're looking for an ERP head to NetSuite: https://netsuite.com/metrics and get a customized KPI checklist.

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LINKS:

Dave’s Newsletter: https://mgmt.beehiiv.com/

Dave’s Accelerator Program: https://maven.com/dave-kline/mgmt-accelerator 

TIMESTAMPS: 

(00:00) Intro

(02:55) Sponsors: Maxio | NetSuite 

(05:32) Bridgewater’s Unusual Feedback cycle

(08:05) People Capital: the Importance of Understanding Individual Strengths

(18:24) Sponsors: Thoropass | Tropic

(20:46) Defining Ownership Mentality in Business

(26:40) Implementing Ownership Mentality in Teams

(28:00) Aligning Incentives for Retention

(33:36) The Impact of Job Hopping

(35:00) What to Do About Dennis Rodmans 

(36:28) The Problem with Exceptions

(41:27) The Danger of 'That's Okay, I'll Do It'

(45:58) Better 1:1 Meetings

(49:26) Wrap